Sibling conflict tends to be an inevitable part of many families lives. When this happens children are on the look out for provoking each other and making the other one wrong; there is animosity and competition between them. It can show up as aggression, jealousy,...

Three cheers for September when the kids go back to school! “Hip hip” get jobs done in the house; “hip hip” get them to bed early; “hip hip” recovery time for parents! Joking aside, it’s a good opportunity for parents to think about what they want to achieve or change...

There’s a new trend in parents’ conversations which has come into fashion in recent years. It seeps through the cracks of parents’ resilience to deal with their daily time pressures and children’s fundamental need for attention. It can become their ‘modus...

When a child behaves badly, parents have typically sent them to their room in time-out, taken away a favourite toy or told them off. It made sense to punish their behaviour to train them be good; “spare the rod, spoils the child.” Developmental science has shown us,...

Children are experts at knowing deeply how we feel and specifically how we feel about them in any moment. They may not express it but they can feel it. You may notice it in their behaviour and their own stress levels. Research shows us that in the womb, the foetus is...